5 Delicious Olive Recipes to Try Today

Five recipes — across different meal occasions — that give olives the role they deserve rather than treating them as a garnish.

1. Mediterranean Olive Tapenade

Pulse 1 cup pitted olives, 2 tbsp capers, 2 anchovy fillets, 1 garlic clove, and 1 tbsp lemon juice in a food processor. Drizzle in 1/4 cup EVOO while running until roughly smooth. Serve on bread, crackers, or alongside grilled meats.

2. Creamy Olive Chicken Pasta

Cook chicken in EVOO, set aside. Make a cream sauce with garlic, chicken stock, and heavy cream. Add Parmesan, return chicken, add sliced olives, toss with cooked pasta. Serve immediately.

3. Olive-Infused Vegetarian Pizza

Sauté olives briefly in EVOO with garlic. Top pizza dough with tomato sauce, mozzarella, sautéed olives, bell peppers, and red onion. Bake at maximum heat until golden.

4. Olive and Citrus Salad

Combine mixed greens, orange and grapefruit segments, halved olives, and thinly sliced red onion. Dress with 3 tbsp EVOO, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp honey, salt, and pepper.

5. Olive Oil and Herb Bread

Make a simple yeast bread enriched with 1/4 cup EVOO and 1 tbsp mixed herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano). Serve warm with more EVOO and our balsamic vinegar for dipping.